Chapter 9 The Date That Was Not A Date

• **Adrian’s POV**
• I had always been very good at separating my personal life from my professional life. It was one of the reasons people respected me. I knew when to be serious, when to make decisions, and when to put emotions aside. In business, feelings could become distractions, and distractions often led to mistakes. I had spent years building my reputation around being someone who thought clearly and acted carefully.
• Then Lily Bennett came along and somehow made me question all of that.